Objective:To explore the characteristic of depression and its relationship with general self-efficacy and coping styles in delinquent teenagers.Methods:228 delinquent teenagers in jail completed a battery of questionnaires consisted of General Self-Efficacy Scale (GSES),Short Coping Style Scale (SCSS),and Center for Epidemiological,Depression Scale (CES-D).Results:Mean scores of depression of delinquent teenagers were found to be highly elevated.A total of 52.6% of the subjects showed depression.Depression as assessed by CES-D was found to correlate with General self-efficacy (r=-0.162) and Negative Coping Styles (r=0.177).No significant relationship was found between Positive Coping Styles and depression.Conclusion:Depression of delinquent teenagers was related to low self-efficacy and negative coping styles.

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